Completion rate, lower secondary education … modelled data gender in Colombia
Colombia: Completion rate, lower secondary education … modelled data gender was 1.06 modelled data in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
1.06 modelled data
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
53rd
of 164 countries
All-time high
1.18 modelled data
in 1990
All-time low
1.06 modelled data
in 2025
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Colombia, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 1.06 modelled data for completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Colombia peaked at 1.18 modelled data in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.06 modelled data, in 2025.
Colombia ranks 53rd of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education … modelled data gender in Colombia, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 1.13 modelled data | — |
| 1982 | 1.14 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 1.15 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 1.16 modelled data | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 1.16 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 1.16 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 1.17 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 1.18 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 1.18 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 1.18 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 1.18 modelled data | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 1.18 modelled data | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 1.17 modelled data | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 1.16 modelled data | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 1.15 modelled data | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 1.15 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 1.15 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 1.15 modelled data | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 1.15 modelled data | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 1.14 modelled data | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 1.14 modelled data | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 1.13 modelled data | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 1.13 modelled data | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 1.13 modelled data | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 1.12 modelled data | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 1.12 modelled data | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 1.12 modelled data | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 1.11 modelled data | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 1.11 modelled data | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.11 modelled data | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.11 modelled data | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.11 modelled data | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 1.1 modelled data | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 1.09 modelled data | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 1.08 modelled data | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 1.08 modelled data | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.08 modelled data | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.08 modelled data | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.07 modelled data | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.07 modelled data | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 1.07 modelled data | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.07 modelled data | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.07 modelled data | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 1.06 modelled data | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 1.06 modelled data | -0.1% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 1.06 modelled data is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.03 modelled data, 1.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 1.06 modelled data is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.07 modelled data, 99% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.16 modelled data | 1.13 modelled data | 1.18 modelled data | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.16 modelled data | 1.15 modelled data | 1.18 modelled data | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.13 modelled data | 1.11 modelled data | 1.14 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.09 modelled data | 1.07 modelled data | 1.11 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.07 modelled data | 1.06 modelled data | 1.07 modelled data | 6 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More education data for Colombia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 93.21 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 92.68 (2022)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 190,940 (2022)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 234,939 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 963,182 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 937,684 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.85 million (2022)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.14 million (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.2 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Colombia?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Colombia was 1.06 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.18 modelled data in 1990.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.06 modelled data in 2025.
- How does Colombia rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Colombia ranks 53rd out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release